Levi Linton Schaffer

1925 - 2010  (85 years)

• Name	Levi Linton Schaffer
  Nickname	Buster
  Born	29 Apr 1925	Faulkton, Faulk County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Oct 2010	Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA
  Cremated	UNKNOWN   [1]
  Person ID	I334285	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	August C. Schaffer,   b. 1 Jan 1891, Neudorf, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 10 Aug 1974, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Rosina Schmidtgall,   b. 5 Mar 1888, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 1974, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1913	Alpena, Jerauld County, South Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F112366	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Cox
  Married	Jun 1948
  Children	1. Shary Schaffer
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020
  Family ID	F151370	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Levi Linton ?Buster? Schaffer Birth: 29 Apr 1925 Faulkton, Faulk County, South Dakota, USA Death: 22 Oct 2010 (aged 85) Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, USA Burial: Cremated, Other, Specifically: no mention of burial in obituary Memorial #: 60611421 Bio: Levi L. (Buster) Schaffer, age 85, of Hot Springs, SD, left this world on angel wings to be with his Savior in Heaven on October 22, 2010, at VA Medical Center in Hot Springs after suffering a brief illness.Buster was born at Faulkton, SD, on April 29, 1925, to Rose (Schmitgall) and Augustus Schaffer, the fifth of six children. For a short time he traveled with his family as they looked for work before moving to Hot Springs. Hot Springs is where Buster lived and worked for the remainder of his life except for the years he spent in the U.S. Army in World War II. Buster went to school, taking jobs after school and before school to help support his mother. He graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1943, joined the Army in 1946 and was stationed in Japan as part of the US occupation of that country. One of his duties was handing out day jobs to the Japanese civilians every morning. He understood the pain and suffering he saw in their faces, having gone through the hunger and poverty himself growing up.When he came back to the US after the war, he visited his mother briefly in California, where she had moved after he joined the Army. However, Buster returned to Hot Springs, because this was his home. He worked at the old 7-11 Ranch as a dairy/ranch hand, coming into town on weekends to just get away. That is when he met the girl he would marry, Ethel Cox. She eventually convinced him that he should meet her family, which he did. There he found the mother he missed and the father he had never been so lucky to have, and in June of 1948 he and Ethel married and started their lives together. They observed their 62nd wedding anniversary this past summer.Buster learned a trade and eventually starting his own business. He worked hard for almost 30 years, fixing and installing furnaces for people in this town and the surrounding area. He very seldom had a holiday at home because there would be a call just as the family was going off to church or sitting down to a meal. He understood how hard it was to be cold, really cold, too poor, and how hard it was to ask for help. Consequently, he never was a wealthy man in money or property, but he could look himself in the mirror every day and know he had done something to help someone else. He believed in his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ to the end, he was human and had faults. Buster was a fiercely independent thinker (otherwise known as obstinate), a loyal friend, faithful and loving husband and father. His priorities were God, Country, family, friends.Buster is preceded in death by his in-laws, Tim and Ida Cox; his mother; all his brothers and sisters; his estranged father; numerous nieces and nephews, friends near and dear. So much pain and so much love. Missing him forever will be his bride, Ethel; his daughter, Shary; furry friends Buddy, Riley, Lucy, Beau, Charlie, Spike and Gracie. We love you now and always will.Memorial services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Grace Lutheran Church with Pastor Bill Russow officiating.In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established in Levi's name to benefit the Grace Lutheran Church in Hot Springs.Arrangements have been placed in the care of McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs. Written condolences may be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com. Family Members Parents August C. Schaffer 1891-1974 Rose Schmidtgall Schaffer 1888-1974 Siblings Linda Hertha Schaffer Eisenbraun 1913-1996 Alvin August Schaffer 1914-1948 Gerhard Eugene Schaffer 1917-2002 Vera V Schaffer Christensen 1919-2006 Robert Jay Schaffer 1928-1935 Originally Created by: Ellen Bishop (46998865) Added: 25 Oct 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60611421/levi-linton-schaffer Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 April 2020), memorial page for Levi Linton ?Buster? Schaffer (29 Apr 1925?22 Oct 2010), Find a Grave Memorial no. 60611421, ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) Cremated, Other, who reports a no mention of burial in obituary.